New research claims that tons of invisible nanoplastics are hiding in our oceans, raising even more concerns about plastic ...

Seaweed might not look like much when it’s washed up in tangled heaps along the beach, but it’s actually one […] ...

Actually, entire houses can be built with the millions of tires that are tossed out every year. To build so-called Earthships, for example, whole tires are filled with dirt and covered with concrete ...

The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

This report has been edited from its original version to accommodate some requested changes. Every three years, the ...

The team ran experiments offering people who returned bottles the option of getting a typical ten-cent payout—or the small ...

There have also been research and development proposals, such as using different raw materials, like seaweed, to make plastic-like products. Is recycling the answer?

Knee and waist-deep piles of sargassum seaweed are washing ashore along the Texas coast, creating a striking—if not smelly—scene from Padre Island to Galveston.

But what if I told you that the solution to the plastic crisis could be rooted in something green and simple like seaweed? Much like mycelium and algae, could seaweed be the plastic of the future?

Bay Area startup looks to replace plastic with seaweed Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit.

Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.

Is seaweed packaging different from traditional sustainable beauty packaging? Sway uses seaweed to package its products because it’s abundant, thrives off sunlight and ocean water, and requires very ...